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ARLINGTON, Texas — Peyton Manning spent all afternoon putting the Denver Broncos in the end zone
during a wild shootout with Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys.

The last time he got the ball, Manning kept Denver out of the end zone — and that was the best
way to win the game.

The four-time league MVP kept up his record pace for touchdown passes, Matt Prater kicked a
28-yard field goal as time expired after an interception of Romo spoiled the first 500-yard passing
game in Dallas history, and the Broncos stayed unbeaten with a 51-48 victory yesterday.

“It was pretty amazing that it came down to the defense making a big play at the end,” Denver
coach John Fox said. “Thank God our offense kept us in the game all day long.”

In the waning seconds of one of the highest-scoring games in NFL history, Manning ensured that
his kicker — and not Romo — had the last chance to score.

And with that, the Broncos ran their total to 230 points this season — the most by an NFL team
through the first five games.

The Broncos (5-0) had moved the ball to the Dallas 2-yard line after Danny Trevathan’s diving
interception at the 24 in the final two minutes.

Needing a first down but not a touchdown so they could run out the clock, Manning and running
back Knowshon Moreno shouted at each other in the backfield just before the snap.

“He basically was asking me, ‘How am I supposed to do that? How can I get a half-yard but not
get a yard and a half?’” said Manning, who threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns to give him a
record-setting 20 scores in the first five games.

“I just said, ‘You can’t, you can’t score’”

Moreno pulled off the first down without scoring, and Manning took three snaps to drain the
clock to two seconds for Prater, who also had a 50-yarder among his three field goals.

The teams combined for 1,039 yards of total offense in the fourth-highest scoring game in NFL
history and tied for the second highest in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, according
to STATS.

Romo was 25 of 36 for 506 yards and five touchdowns, breaking Don Meredith’s franchise record of
460 yards. Romo is the fifth NFL quarterback to pass for at least 500 yards and five touchdowns in
a game.

His 79-yard pass to Dez Bryant set up a 4-yard scoring toss to Cole Beasley that gave the
Cowboys (2-3) a 48-41 lead.

Manning, who moved past Dan Marino for second on the career passing list with 61,371 yards,
answered by leading a nine-play, 73-yard drive to Moreno’s tying 1-yard score with 2:44
remaining.

Romo’s interception came two plays later, when Trevathan dived in front of tight end Gavin
Escobar.